Mercury has officially left its shadow, which hopefully means that whatever we were sorting out, feeling confused about or waiting on will have resolved itself by now and we can begin forward motion on what may have been stalled. Mercury went retrograde in Virgo, back into Leo, and is now back in Virgo, where earth and ideas are integrated.
I don’t mean to sound like that guy, but capitalism makes everything, even the mind, a commodity :/ It’s exhausting, discouraging, and addictive. Remembering that can make a Mercury retrograde easier. When we start repeating scripts to force an outcome, to fit in, to coerce, the lexicon takes over without a soul. You can feel when the center has been lost which can trigger feelings of anxiety and confusion, or apathy and depression.
Communication chaos ruled the summer, especially in August. I had no choice but to start talking to plants.
We are on the precipice of something new and better, if we read clues that are ancient and sacred. Before we can successfully build better systems of care in our communities, we have to become aware of our surroundings. Becoming aware of our environment attunes us to the potential to heal. If we are where we need to be, the medicine and the messengers will be nearby too. These messages show us that everything is connected, from the cosmos to the land.
I am currently spending time in Connecticut, on land that once belonged to the Unquowa, Sasqua, Aspetuck, and Pequonnock bands of Paugussett Algonquian Peoples. Connecticut today is tied with Wyoming for having the largest wealth gap in the country. As of February 2024, a new study shows Connecticut to be one of the most segregated states in the country, despite being “blue”. There is a dissonance here between what is true and what has been constructed.
This summer, I went back to an old practice of mine that always hits. I noted the plants and animals around me and put together a list of what I was seeing when, and what the vibrational and spiritual qualities of both were. Synthesizing that list and applying it to my practical life helped me set clear intentions and helped me work through the noise of the summer at a better volume. I made flower essences from the plants I saw most frequently and saw portals open up that may not have otherwise. I feel at peace with certain minutiae that would normally fence me off from abundance and the guidance of something greater.
I started to look around at the plants that were growing wild around me. I noticed that red clover is everywhere, especially near the highway entrance that I have to cross to get downtown for my errands. Red clover often grows where soil has been disrupted from its natural state. On the vibrational level, red clover loosens and clears the psychic debris, especially in our blood line. It can help stoke the “heart’s bright flame” in times of chaos or disruption.
As you can tell, it’s been a slow summer. I made friends with slugs, crows, blue birds, dragonflies, a butterfly, chicory, goldenrod, honeysuckle, daisy and hibiscus. I remembered to talk to my water and program it with crystals. I stopped swimming against the tide and embraced what was coming up.
To me, our path to destiny becomes more clear when we find flow. When we open to what’s coming up, when we strive to be our highest and most collaborative selves, and when we see our very essence as an offering back to God, we are more likely to feel sure of the goals we set, the risks we take and the things we need to let go of seem to fall away more easily.
.“Destiny is something for which we must strive; Fate is what happens to us if we don't.” Steven Forrest
This weekend, we have an opportunity to evolve. Whether by small or big initiation will depend on your chart and the work you’ve done up until this point. These two transits should be considered together. I am listing them in reverse order intentionally.
Mars square the Nodes - Sept 15
We have an opportunity to move closer towards destiny, by way of conflict or confrontation. Courage and forward motion is the medicine. It is good to consider where we are being exclusive as we work towards a more interconnectivity. We may be called towards needing to hold two truths and doing so will be necessary to progress but a plan must also be made so that things are not scattered or unfocused.
We can protect our own communities or social support systems by also facing and honoring the right to expression of every individual. Somewhere in this, a resolution of a problem may present. This decision must come before we move into the next era in 2025, 26 and onward into 2027.
Venus Trine Jupiter - Sept 14
Expand your awareness of who and what aligns with your value and your joy. If only love is real, then this energy combined with the Mars and Nodes gives us the opportunity to stretch into conversations and relationships that may fortify us and also require radical compassion and acceptance. Enjoyment and rewards are possible, but are most likely when you can have a graceful back and forth with the company you keep, and when you allow that circle to expand. This on its own is chill energy, some say lucky- but I am rarely that girl. It’s two of the good planets, playing nice together, in the energies of communication, the mind, detachment and lightness. It beckons us towards remembering those things and leaning into them as we move through choppier waters. These planets can help us play the game of life and have fun doing it.
If an opportunity for you to step up and forward towards something you want presents this weekend, embrace it. If something comes up that reminds you of what you feel is worth fighting for, do so with the intention of finding a resolution and focusing on moving forward. Regardless of what you do or don’t experience, we, together, evolve and shift a bit this weekend. We get to choose how we do that on the vibrational level no matter what occurs. Observe the plants and animals around you, let them tell you what’s up.
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